Looks pretty good to me - it's not as though you would ever normally view the picture at that scale. I think the thumbnail was playing tricks on my ageing eyesight. Thank you very much for posting the 100% crops.

I like that shot, calmac1991. The composition, although breaking the rule of thirds, works - and you've got a good depth of field for the foreground interest. If I do have to be overly critical, then the shot could have been improved with an ND grad to reduce the overexposure of the sky, and/or a polarising filter for the foreground water. Good job though.

ohhh, personally the second much more.
I find it more captivating as you've included the rocks & high grass/small plants formation of the left. I also find the subtle touches of green and dark yellow make for a richer shot overall.

just my "amaturish" opinion ... beautiful landscape shot !

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I love them both...
so stark, standing there alone, on the Borders..
I can see where they cut the stones from the hills there.. to the left, and I wonder how they made that tower so straight! Here it stands, to this day..
Great shot for capturing the lure of Scotland, and the imagination...for the day, and for who came before..

I vote for #1 as #2 is to washed out for my liking.
In general it would have loved to see this place at dusk to give it a more brooding impression. But you cannot always be there at all the right times